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BEDSTEAD.

specificationof Lttersratef No.Inaaeateunagust 1,1854.

. To all fathom t may concern l l Be it known that I, SIMON WILLARD, of the city of Cincinnati` and county of Hamilton and` State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in what I denominate F langed Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being Ahad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, and` to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my improvement consists in constructing the bedstead in such a manner as to get the greatest possible amount 4o" strength out of a given quantity of material employed in making the bedstead.4 It consists of four flangediron posts and one, two or more bed sustainers, or boxes in which Vthe mats are laid for sleeping on.

The peculiar construction of the bedstead renders it very handy `to take down and, can be doneon the shortest notice and the whole packed away in `a space not larger than the two bed supporters when laid together. rlhe posts are laid on the inside of the boxesor bed supporters together with the mattress and bed clothing and the boxes laid together then and stowed away in suitable places.

This form of bedstead is peculiarly adapted to steam boats and other vessels-where there is not a sufficient number of berths vowing to its readiness of being set up and attached together in its parts and when freferring to the accompanying drawings,

which make part oflthis speciication and to theV letters of reference marked thereon.

Similar letters are made to refer to corresponding parts.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of the bedstead in a complete state, representing two bed boxes or supporters connected to the flanged post.` Fig. 2, is a transverse sectional view of the improved bedstead, showing a section of the supporters or boxes and the manner of holding them to the posts by means ofrods. Fig. 3 is a top view or plan showing the end of the posts and their peculiar formation.` Fig. t is an inside view` of one of the, flanged posts drawn separate, with flanges attached for supporting two `boxes and Fig. 5 represents the inside view' of a post drawn separate with flanges at.-V tached sufficient for supporting four bed *boxes or` supporters. Fig. 6 represents a perspective view of two bed supporters laid together with 4their bottoms turned outward and the posts of the hedstead and bed clothing placed within them for packing away when not in use. l

The material as before stated used for constructing my bedstead is sheet iron. a, a, represent what I denominate the bed supporters-made from two to seven feet long and of a suitable width to suit one or more persons to lie in-the edges of `the supporters will be ornamented and strengthened by turning them in and furnishing them `with iron wire as represented at c, 0, a, c. The supporters are connected to the posts B at their corners or angles byriveting flanges f, f, in the angles of the posts `0n the inside as represented in the diferent drawings and more particularly in` Figs. 4 and 5. There are holes made through these different lianges and the corners or angles of the bed supporters for the purpose of connecting them together with iron rods as represented in Fig. 2, by the letters R, R. These rods may be made suliiciently long to extend the whole length of the post-or they may be attached together with short rods sufficiently long to connect but one corner of the supporter to the post. The present plan is furnished with connecting rods long enough to connect the dilerent supporters with one rod, as before mentioned.

g, are flanges riveted or otherwise attached to the bottom of the posts for attaching the caster, CZ, to,as represented in Figs. 2, 4 and 5. Any other mode equivalent may be used for attaching them.

The 'flanged posts are stilened and ornamented by turning their edges out as repre-V sented at 0,; c, 0, 0, the same as before describedpertaining to the bed supporters.

The post can be made of quite light iron l and will bestrengthened by the manner of attaching the supporting flanges to their inside as represented in the different drawings, which will prevent them from springing open or longitudinally. The supporting flanges, f, as before stated being attached to the post by means of rivets or any other way equivalent may be used, which act at the same time as stii'eners to the ners, by said flanges, and secured in place 10 posts. by rods (R) passing doWn through both the What I claim as my invention and `desire flanges and sustaining box; arranged and to secure by Letters Patent, iscombined substantially in the manner and 5 Constructing the bedstead of sheet metal for the purposes herein set forth.

posts (B) bent longitudinally at right an- SIMON WILLARD. gles, to which are secured transverse flanges Witnesses: y (f), and of a sheet metal sustaining box', or MARTIN BENSON,

boxes7 (a) which is supported, at its cor- H. UTLEYf 

